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tips for drawing women (*not for any particular art style btw, just some basics*) REQWESTED

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  • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

    1. how does the bust ACTUALLY work in clothing and not on like, an anatomy ref sheet?

    a common misconception I see is that a chest is ALWAYS prominate. when i'll be honest, it depends on the top and how much fat they have and where the fat is stored (we'll get to the fat storage thing in a bit) for a bust to be super visible and prominate out the bust needs to be big, and the shirt/top should be made out of thinner material and not be super baggy.
    i know you'd like an irl example because I feel like it's hard to believe for some people so here you go:
    IMG_20260813_165115.jpg IMG_20260813_164838.jpg
    the hellava boss shirt with how I posed was likely a shitty example due to my weirdass pose, but irl it's baggy and made from good, thick fabric and makes my top-heaviness basically invisible. whereas the cheap ahhh thinner fabric, size small top from Walmart makes me seem pretty top heavy.

    if you've noticed, I assume the fabric of the girl's tops in the request thingy is thick and I tend to draw things a tad oversized and not super tight mixed with the fact of the body type requested, and the angle I draw them at, they tend to appear to not have any bust at all because of that.
    (some of the requests did want a large bust but I haven't gotten to those yet 🥹)


    wtf is fat-storage?

    fat storage is how much fat is stored in part of the body, I made up the term but it's important if you wanna draw characters with over-exagerated features in particular, basically someone with a ton of fat can store it in different places like, in their thighs, bottom, making their torso look like a pear.

    or if there's a ton of fat maybe you give her a chubby tummy and bigger upper arms?

    or maybe there's not a ton of fat on here so she is skinny/thin so her thighs are small and her torso is more like a box or maybe she's got a small waist so despite being thin her body is shaped more like an hourglass.

    basically use the concept of fat to play around with placement and size of body parts, if you wanna draw over exaggerated bodies, a good thing to look at would be total drama island, the body types are over exaggerated and would be good as reference.


    female skeleton vs. male reference

    Screenshot 2026-08-13 5.38.08 PM.png
    this should help give you the idea of what men vs. women look like, while this is kinda inaccurate for medical use, it's good at showing some diffrences between the two
    and i'll put another one hereScreenshot 2026-08-13 5.44.26 PM.png
    obviously, not like, medically accurate, but it's good for reference.


    look for refrance images for what you're looking for, DO NOT TRACE OR USE AN ANATOMY WOMAN BASE.

    people will trace other people's art or use like, Ibis paint woman bases all the time instead of learning how to 🙄
    i've even seen people pay damn good money for a commission and someone will trace something instead of learning how to draw poses or bodies.
    don't become like that. instead, use a reference image, don't trace it, just draw what you see, another reason tracing is awful is because it tends to look awful (some people can trace good I suppose, but I hardly see any well-traced art)
    and it can look like a mismatch to your art style as well.

    so like, find an image you like, draw what you see, don't trace over it.


    idk I hope this helps tbh

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    @Yanderemenhera TY SO MUCH, this is very well explained and the torso pics, are a great reference, tysm I owe you

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    • A Former User?
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      And the pics of you had me realize That the upper half and lower half need to be mostly straight.

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      • Yanderemenhera
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        #5

        Screenshot 2026-08-13 6.08.10 PM.png example of total drama island girls

        wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
        hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
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        • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

          Screenshot 2026-08-13 6.08.10 PM.png example of total drama island girls

          A Former User?
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          #6

          @Yanderemenhera Hmmm I see, I was going for a more realistic look, but this also helps alot.

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          • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

            Screenshot 2026-08-13 6.08.10 PM.png example of total drama island girls

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            @Yanderemenhera honestly i never rlly liked heather cuz she reminds me of the girl that my dad cheated with -__-

            erm wut?

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            • A Former User?
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              Also shout out to yander for making A whole freaking post about this, Im hyped bru ima go draw rnnn

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              • wyrm wyrm

                @Yanderemenhera honestly i never rlly liked heather cuz she reminds me of the girl that my dad cheated with -__-

                Yanderemenhera
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                auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                @wyrm dang

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                hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                my new grounds account is called phroggered
                look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                • A Former User? A Former User

                  Also shout out to yander for making A whole freaking post about this, Im hyped bru ima go draw rnnn

                  ladiesman217
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                  @Rorschach relatable ^^

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                  • Yanderemenhera
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                    auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                    #11

                    i'm really glad this has helped people out lol

                    wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                    hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                    my new grounds account is called phroggered
                    look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                    • A Former User? A Former User

                      Also shout out to yander for making A whole freaking post about this, Im hyped bru ima go draw rnnn

                      Yanderemenhera
                      Yanderemenhera
                      Yanderemenhera
                      auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                      #12

                      @Rorschach people kept texting me while drawing this so it took like over an hour to make, i'm sorry I didn't make the post last night lol

                      wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                      hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                      my new grounds account is called phroggered
                      look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                      • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

                        @Rorschach people kept texting me while drawing this so it took like over an hour to make, i'm sorry I didn't make the post last night lol

                        ladiesman217
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                        #13

                        @Yanderemenhera my bad..

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                        ‎ he﹔it 𝄞݂۫ 𓈒 . entp
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                        • ladiesman217 ladiesman217

                          @Yanderemenhera my bad..

                          Yanderemenhera
                          Yanderemenhera
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                          auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                          #14

                          @sweetpuddin you're ok lol, you weren't the only one. i'm just not great at multitasking but I enjoy speaking with you

                          wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                          hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                          my new grounds account is called phroggered
                          look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                          • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

                            @Rorschach people kept texting me while drawing this so it took like over an hour to make, i'm sorry I didn't make the post last night lol

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                            @Yanderemenhera No nooo, ur good, It happens to us all.

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                            • Yanderemenhera Yanderemenhera

                              @sweetpuddin you're ok lol, you weren't the only one. i'm just not great at multitasking but I enjoy speaking with you

                              ladiesman217
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                              ladiesman217
                              moe is anybodysengl be quit pesent minty kawaii (❁´◡`) Pink rip rick may Shoujo Girls ★MOVIE LOVERS★™ PJSK GROUP рuрру★ Strawberry Milk wilford bremly fangurl cult #healing cutie aot fan ★ ♂fudanshi★ political♡yaoi☆ ★уuмеshiррея♪ Strawberries -*Angel*- ★☆∴`Soiacw`∴★☆ Strwberry Monster Puppy Boy Cuddle Puddle Sanrio lover 🩷 🍓Averys friends🍓 Art group! Wears thigh socks my little pony fan club Trans
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                              @Yanderemenhera aw ty ^-^

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                              ‎ ꒰ ᩧ 𓈒 dms open ⁄⁄͈ . ᴗ͈
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                              • ladiesman217 ladiesman217

                                @Yanderemenhera aw ty ^-^

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                                auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                                @sweetpuddin you're welcome lol

                                wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                                hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                                my new grounds account is called phroggered
                                look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                                  Also idk if y'all dont know this but I've just started noticing it irl but females backs arch kinda noticably so if your drawing a girl sitting or from the side her back usually shouldnt actually be straight, slot of womens back curve noticeably

                                  Also females have different chest types, im used to there being this like default chest type in animated media but female bodies are VERY diverse TvT

                                  So those are extra things to consider on top of yanderes teachings:p

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                                  • MyMelody MyMelody

                                    Also idk if y'all dont know this but I've just started noticing it irl but females backs arch kinda noticably so if your drawing a girl sitting or from the side her back usually shouldnt actually be straight, slot of womens back curve noticeably

                                    Also females have different chest types, im used to there being this like default chest type in animated media but female bodies are VERY diverse TvT

                                    So those are extra things to consider on top of yanderes teachings:p

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                                    auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                                    @_Izzy_ my posture is [censored] so I definitely get that and I like what you say about chest sizes, I never hear anyone bring that up as well

                                    wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                                    hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                                    my new grounds account is called phroggered
                                    look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                                    • MyMelody MyMelody

                                      Also idk if y'all dont know this but I've just started noticing it irl but females backs arch kinda noticably so if your drawing a girl sitting or from the side her back usually shouldnt actually be straight, slot of womens back curve noticeably

                                      Also females have different chest types, im used to there being this like default chest type in animated media but female bodies are VERY diverse TvT

                                      So those are extra things to consider on top of yanderes teachings:p

                                      Yanderemenhera
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                                      Yanderemenhera
                                      auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                                      #20

                                      @_Izzy_ I also noticed that women vary insanely in height as well, and the common trope of women ALWAYS being shorter than a man isn't always true, I do see women in public tailer than me but not too often and regularly I see guys shorter than I am, one of the reasons why I put the total drama island cast here was for the different heights and body types to kinda show that there's not exactly a single default size for a woman

                                      (I am aware that the bodies are very over exaggerated and cartoony, but still lol)

                                      wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                                      hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                                      my new grounds account is called phroggered
                                      look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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                                        when i drew i imagined the poses like lets say... a paper clip, you band it out straight then pose it. when i drew (krita and paint .net program) i used to always draw a stickman i called bob really big and in a pose so i knew the positioning the arms and legs were. my drawings turned ok-ish

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                                          when i drew i imagined the poses like lets say... a paper clip, you band it out straight then pose it. when i drew (krita and paint .net program) i used to always draw a stickman i called bob really big and in a pose so i knew the positioning the arms and legs were. my drawings turned ok-ish

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                                          auntie menhera's neices, nephews and niblings Chud before-update supporter He ate them #fuckmybakalife Eric Cartman canida 🥀 😭🙏 wilford bremly fangurl cult Swagg_c3rt1fi3d<3 Belt to ass Тотя well, fuc- pale as F∪CK short person chronically online former staff But 20$ is 20$ high af Chaotic Asexuals The Lords of Pillows Mr. Duran's class | W1ckedSticky is #3 necroposters of bns rip wall Wants to be pet Cluckers | WeedAreTheWorld is #1
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                                          @xenth I do use guidelines (I.e. a line, a ball for a joint, another line and then a hand) for posing arms sometimes tbh

                                          wilford bremly, sep, 27th 1934 to Aug, 1st, 2020
                                          hit me up on discord, my username is wilfordbremly and I will talk to you 'bout daibetus
                                          my new grounds account is called phroggered
                                          look at dat to see ''exclusive'' content or whatever.

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